As of this mornings drought monitor update, improvements continue to be made thanks to the recent precipitation. Since last week, the area in moderate levels of drought has decreased from 17.74% down to 5.52%. In addition, the area in level 1 abnormally dry conditions has decreased from 57.11% down to 47.91%.
Additional rainfall, mainly net week, will continue to result in improving drought conditions across much of the state.
